Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-04
A BIG SUCCESS.
The Attendance At the Fair In
proves With the Week and
the First Meeting
a Success.
Saturdays Crowd Numbers
$500 Persons,
TIE SECOND DAY.


siderably larger Than Wednesday,
though the weather was still some
what threatening.
The awards in the morning were
as follows:
Best saddle mare under A years old,
j. G. Harrison. Best saddle gelding
over A years old, A S. Tribblo under
4 years old, Polk Cansler. Saddle
sweepstake, r. B. Withers. Best boy
rider, Wallace Higgins.
The races came on after dinner. In
the first-half mile dash for SIS and
s25-there wore four starters, Fannie
Williams, Birdie Hill, Grits and Bill
Parker. Fannie won two straight
heats and the race, Grits second.
In the second race 40 trot, sll2-
so, $50 25, $39.75 and $22.5O-Bessie
Blackwood, Cleveland and Gautier
entered. Three heats trotted. Gau-
tier frat, Blackwood second and
Cleveland third.
The third race was the pony trot,
for s25 and $40. Two starters. Char
lie Ray first and Altaf second.
In the fourth race-novelty run
ning-slO0 with 1875 for winner OF
each quarter-Massac, Romeo and
Nellie Long entered. Massac won
LIST quarter, Romeo End, 3rd and 4th
quarters and the race, with Nellie
second.
THIRD DAY.
Friday was bright, pretty day
and from 1000 to 1000 people were
present, including fair proportion
ofladies. The following were the
awards in the forenoon: Best har-
ness stallion over years old, r. Dix
on. Best harness mare over years
old, j. p. Gill; under 4 years, r. Dix
on. Best harness gelding over A
years, r. b. Withers; under A years,
b. S. Wood. Harness sweepstakes,
II. Dixon. Best pair mules, r. P.
Owsley. Best pair of horses, Withers
Sc Willis.
The first race after dinner was the
@ furlong dash for 800 and $95. Mary
c., Geo. Bullitt, Irene and Venisti
started. Three heats were run with
Bullitt frat and Irene second.
The second was the Christian coun-
ty race with three starters, purse S25
aud $40. Gray Mandcr distanced
the field in the first heat and won the
race.
Third race 80 trot. purse
SIPS, $62,5O, $37, so and $25, had three
starters, Nora G., b. b. Custer and
Gautier. Nora was the favorite in
the pool room selling forsl0 in pools
of SIT, but she came out last in the
race. Custer won the first heat, eau
tier the second and third and the race.
Best time 2 :32.
The fourth race-runniDg-was
started with Romeo and Aristocrat,
but the Judges declared the race of
for fraud and sent both horses TO the
stables.
FOURTH DAY.
The crowd on Saturday numbered
anywhere from $500 to 5000 and the
weather was perfect.
The mornings awards were as be-
low:
Best roadster stallion, Robt. Dixon.
Best roadster gelding, j. G. Willis.
Sweepstakes, b. S. Wood. Best COM
bined stallion, JIG. Willis; more W.
A. Dickerson gelding, w. j. With
ers. Combined Sweepstakes, WI
Withers.
Bicycle race-mile dash free TO all,
4 starters, viz: j. ID. Herndon, 1st
premium, T. N. Smith, End. Time
8 :43.
THE RACES.
Six furlong running, won by Ro-
meo, Massac second. Time l 20.
Pacing race free to all, 3 starters.
Won by Henry Drane, Black York
second, Emma II. distanced. York
won two first heats, Henry three last.
Best time 2 :36.
Trotting free for all, two starters.
Won by Freddy j. in three straight
heats. Best time 2 :34.
Fourth race, might Cap" q dash,
running. Four starters, won by
Fannie Williams, Geo. Bnllitt, End,
Irene Bird and Grits 4th. Time l :02.
NOTES.
II. E. Wiley, Chas. McGinnis, Tay-
lor Brown, j. W. Tucker, NJ. w. Da-
Wis and Geo. Walker were the special
policemen on duty at the Fair
Grounds. Ship Witty was added to
the force in town.
The trees outside of the grounds
were filled with boys and negroes
who did not happen to have the nee
essary half dollar to get inside. The
company will try to get permission
to cut down such trees as overlook
their enclosed grounds before another
fair is held.
| Gautier's 9 :92 was the best trotting
time ever made on Hopkinsville
track.
The whiskey peddlerS got in some
of their secret work Saturday and a
few instances of drunkenness were
observed late in the day.
The competition in the hack bust
ness got so lively that at times two
passengers were taken out for Q
quarter.
The association will pay expenses
which is dong remarkably well for
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